It took me over a year from when I had the idea until I found a technical co-founder. I was committed to the project 100% from the beginning. So I started buil

It took me over a year from when I had the idea until I found a technical co-founder. I was committed to the project 100% from the beginning. So I started building value by doing stuff that I was capable of doing, stuff that would have to be done anyways. I wrote the business plan/financial statement, I figured out the features and had wire frames made up, contracted out the graphic design and then the front end code, incorporated, business license/tax paperwork, set up a landing page, started pre-launch marketing via twitter, etc. In all I spent ~$5000, 14 months and 1 false start before I my (tech) partner.